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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 28

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Garth Simms (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Page (D) by 13.9 points.

Garth SimmsRepublican · winner
57.0%3,572
43.0%2,698
6,270 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+11.81976R+8.81978R+27.51980R+13.91982R+34.51984R+6.41988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET